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MATE Kicks Off Todayhttp://catcountry1029.com/mate-kicks-off-today/
http://catcountry1029.com/mate-kicks-off-today/#commentsThu, 15 Feb 2018 20:54:57 +0000http://newstalk955.com/?p=262744Continue reading…]]>The Montana Agri-Trade Exposition, or MATE, is the largest trade show of its kind in Montana, and it kicks off today and runs through Saturday. The show at MetraPark features more than 600 exhibits, including some at the Home Health Expo in the pavilion next door...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/mate-kicks-off-today/feed/0Maciej Maksymowicz / ThinkStockWrestling Tourneyhttp://catcountry1029.com/wrestling-tourney/
http://catcountry1029.com/wrestling-tourney/#commentsThu, 08 Feb 2018 22:15:23 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=286877Continue reading…]]>Maybe after the all-class wrestling tourney this week at the Metra, where 14,000 people will watch, the MHSA might consider doing an all-class football championship day in Bozeman. More people would go, more exposure for the kids, more recruiters could see more athletes in a better venue and town with amenities...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/wrestling-tourney/feed/0TSMBillingsDierks Bentleyhttp://catcountry1029.com/dierks-bentley/
http://catcountry1029.com/dierks-bentley/#commentsTue, 18 Apr 2017 14:36:30 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=280147Continue reading…]]>One of my pet peeves is when people whine and complain that "Billings never gets any GOOD concerts". And when we do actually get a bigger act, those same complainers will say "I'm not paying that much for a ticket"...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/dierks-bentley/feed/0Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country ThunderThrow Back Thursday … Hanging With Garth Brookshttp://catcountry1029.com/throw-back-thursday-hanging-with-garth-brooks/
http://catcountry1029.com/throw-back-thursday-hanging-with-garth-brooks/#commentsThu, 09 Jul 2015 14:10:17 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=245423Continue reading…]]>About a week ago I told you about a new and up and coming country artist I got to meet by the name of Brandon Holland.

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/garage-sale-shoppers-shop-in-one-place/feed/0iStockYou Could Have Your Own Garage Sale But You'll Make A Lot More $$$ At Billings Biggest Garage Salehttp://catcountry1029.com/you-could-have-your-own-garage-sale-but-youll-make-a-lot-more-at-billings-biggest-garage-sale/
http://catcountry1029.com/you-could-have-your-own-garage-sale-but-youll-make-a-lot-more-at-billings-biggest-garage-sale/#commentsMon, 04 May 2015 07:47:14 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=240081Continue reading…]]>About once per year when my family and I get ready to sell the old stuff taking up space in the garage, we get really excited as we start to add up the value of everything in our minds. Then, after a bit of rudimentary math, we calculate that even if we get half of what we ask for for everything, that we could generate $300 to $400 -- if we sold it all...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/you-could-have-your-own-garage-sale-but-youll-make-a-lot-more-at-billings-biggest-garage-sale/feed/0Same Day Registration Doesn't Create Problems In Montanahttp://catcountry1029.com/same-day-registration-doesnt-create-problems-in-montana/
http://catcountry1029.com/same-day-registration-doesnt-create-problems-in-montana/#commentsWed, 05 Nov 2014 20:58:05 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=230873Continue reading…]]>A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog called "Voter Fraud In Montana Is A Hoax" (good luck finding even one conviction of voter fraud in the Treasure State) I argued against LR-126 which would have ended same day voter registration (voters decisively defeated the measure by the way)...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/win-monster-truck-tickets-and-vip-pit-passes-with-the-flakes/feed/0getty imagesJustin Moore Is Coming To Billings November 22nd!http://catcountry1029.com/justin-moore-off-the-beaten-path-tour-dates/
http://catcountry1029.com/justin-moore-off-the-beaten-path-tour-dates/#commentsSat, 27 Sep 2014 18:10:08 +0000http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=244312Continue reading…]]>Justin Moore is adding a second leg to his Off the Beaten Path Tour, and he's bringing along a very special guest.

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/justin-moore-off-the-beaten-path-tour-dates/feed/0Rick Diamond, Getty ImagesChris Young Crowd Pics [VIDEO]http://catcountry1029.com/chris-young-crowd-pics-video/
http://catcountry1029.com/chris-young-crowd-pics-video/#commentsMon, 11 Aug 2014 22:31:05 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=224892Continue reading…]]>Prior to the kickoff of the Chris Young concert at Metra Park I had a chance to say hello to all of my adoring fans... the ones who've actually heard of me... yes, both of them. Lol. Actually I got to bribe all of our listeners into liking me and there is no better way to do that than by giving stuff away so I was signing people up to win tickets to the PRCA Rodeo coming up later this week at the Montana Fair...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/chris-young-crowd-pics-video/feed/0According To Tim McGraw's Facebook Page He's Coming To Billings!http://catcountry1029.com/according-to-tim-mcgraws-facebook-page-hes-coming-to-billings/
http://catcountry1029.com/according-to-tim-mcgraws-facebook-page-hes-coming-to-billings/#commentsSat, 03 May 2014 20:30:22 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=216819Continue reading…]]>Now that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ended their nearly 2 year Soul2Soul show at the Venetian in Las Vegas Tim McGraw is hitting the road and I have some amazing news.

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/my-favorite-beers-at-the-montana-brewers-spring-festival/feed/0How I Would Increase Revenue at The Metra Without Raising Beer Priceshttp://catcountry1029.com/county-commissioners-voted-today-to-raise-the-price-of-beer-at-metra-park-by-one-dollar-heres-how-they-could-have-raised-much-more-money/
http://catcountry1029.com/county-commissioners-voted-today-to-raise-the-price-of-beer-at-metra-park-by-one-dollar-heres-how-they-could-have-raised-much-more-money/#commentsWed, 02 Apr 2014 00:23:18 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=213790Continue reading…]]>Today the Yellowstone Country Board of Commissioners voted to increase the price of beer by $1. The reason given is that it will help raise money to "co-promote" events like "bigger and better" acts. They may well raise a lot of money but I think they missed a real opportunity here to raise much more by thinking a little out of the box.

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/county-commissioners-voted-today-to-raise-the-price-of-beer-at-metra-park-by-one-dollar-heres-how-they-could-have-raised-much-more-money/feed/0getty imagesMy Afternoon At The Jobs Jamboreehttp://catcountry1029.com/my-afternoon-at-the-jobs-jamboree/
http://catcountry1029.com/my-afternoon-at-the-jobs-jamboree/#commentsWed, 19 Mar 2014 22:57:13 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=211926Continue reading…]]>I just wanted to say thank you to the organizers of today's Jobs Jamboree at Metra Park. They asked me to do a presentation about careers in radio. Most people aren't brave enough to hand me a microphone and say "here, talk about radio" because, as my wife can tell you, they'll have to pry that mic from my cold, dead hands...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/my-afternoon-at-the-jobs-jamboree/feed/0getty imagesAt The Band Perry Concert: The View From Backstagehttp://catcountry1029.com/at-the-band-perry-concert-the-view-from-backstage/
http://catcountry1029.com/at-the-band-perry-concert-the-view-from-backstage/#commentsMon, 17 Feb 2014 16:44:47 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=207873Continue reading…]]>Most people think that radio station personalities just work 4 hours a day talking over song intros and then we go home. Most of us do much more behind the scenes (this blog and the others like it for instance). Not all of it is glamorous but more often than not working in radio is a blast.

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/at-the-band-perry-concert-the-view-from-backstage/feed/0My Interview With The Band Perry [AUDIO]http://catcountry1029.com/my-interview-with-the-band-perry-audio/
http://catcountry1029.com/my-interview-with-the-band-perry-audio/#commentsThu, 13 Feb 2014 23:02:12 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=207593Continue reading…]]>This afternoon I was fortunate to be able to interview The Band Perry who are playing this Sunday night at Metra Park.

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/my-interview-with-the-band-perry-audio/feed/0Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMISharing The Wealthhttp://catcountry1029.com/sharing-the-wealth/
http://catcountry1029.com/sharing-the-wealth/#commentsTue, 10 Sep 2013 14:16:00 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=186715Continue reading…]]>The Breakfast Flakes and Cat Country 102.9 are once again ready to help those in need this holiday season with our annual Flakesgiving Event!

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/monster-trucks-this-weekend/feed/0Getty ImagesCool Stuff Along Billings Bike Trailshttp://catcountry1029.com/cool-stuff-along-billings-bike-trails/
http://catcountry1029.com/cool-stuff-along-billings-bike-trails/#commentsMon, 27 May 2013 16:10:59 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=169699Continue reading…]]>For the second straight week I borrowed a Cannondale bike from the Downtown Billings Association's Loan-A-Bike program. First I need to thank Joe Trout who heads up the program for loaning me a bike over the weekend...

]]>http://catcountry1029.com/cool-stuff-along-billings-bike-trails/feed/0According To Her Mom, Carrie Underwood Is Not A People Personhttp://catcountry1029.com/according-to-her-mom-carrie-underwood-is-not-a-people-person/
http://catcountry1029.com/according-to-her-mom-carrie-underwood-is-not-a-people-person/#commentsThu, 16 May 2013 00:55:12 +0000http://catcountry1029.com/?p=167686Continue reading…]]>In a recent article in Marie Claire about country's reigning queen, her mom says Carrie was much more comfortable outside with animals and less so around people. Carrie herself said in the issue "We were never a huggy family...